| APOLOGETIC | • apologetic adj. Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing. • apologetic adj. (Dated) Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense. • APOLOGETIC adj. expressing apology. |
| CARPHOLOGY | • carphology n. Alternative form of carphologia. • CARPHOLOGY n. fitful plucking movements as in delirium. |
| CARPOGONIA | • carpogonia n. Plural of carpogonium. • CARPOGONIUM n. an egg-bearing vessel in red algae. |
| CARPOOLING | • carpooling v. Present participle of carpool. • CARPOOLING n. the sharing of cars. |
| COLPORTAGE | • colportage n. The distribution or selling of publications via carriers, particularly devotional literature. • COLPORTAGE n. (French) the distribution of religious books, tracts, etc., by colporteurs. |
| COOPERAGES | • cooperages n. Plural of cooperage. • COOPERAGE n. work done by a cooper. |
| COPROPHAGY | • coprophagy n. The eating of feces. • COPROPHAGY n. feeding on dung. |
| ESCAPOLOGY | • escapology n. The study or art of escaping from a physical restraint, enclosure, or constriction, such as a rope… • escapology n. (Figurative) Escape from a difficult situation. • ESCAPOLOGY n. the study of freeing oneself from constraints. |
| GAMOTROPIC | • GAMOTROPIC adj. relating to gamotropism, the tendency of gametes to attract one another. |
| GEOPONICAL | • geoponical adj. Alternative form of geoponic. • GEOPONICAL adj. of or relating to agriculture, also GEOPONIC. |
| HAGIOSCOPE | • hagioscope n. (Architecture) A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the high altar. • HAGIOSCOPE n. an opening cut in the wall of a church to enable viewing of the altar. |
| HAPLOLOGIC | • haplologic adj. Of or relating to haplology. • HAPLOLOGIC adj. showing haplology, the contraction of a word by the omission of one or more similar sounds or syllables. |
| LOGOPAEDIC | • logopaedic adj. Alternative form of logopedic. • LOGOPAEDIC adj. relating to speech therapy, also LOGOPEDIC. |
| OROGRAPHIC | • orographic adj. Of or pertaining to the physical features of mountains, or to orography. • orographic adj. (Meteorology) Of or pertaining to the effects of mountains on weather. • OROGRAPHIC adj. relating to orography, the description of mountains, also OROGRAPHICAL. |
| PATHOLOGIC | • pathologic adj. (Dated) Caused by or related to disease, pathology. • PATHOLOGIC adj. relating to pathology, also PATHOLOGICAL. |
| PROCTORAGE | • proctorage n. (Derogatory) Management by a proctor, or as if by a proctor; control; superintendence. • PROCTORAGE n. management by a proctor. |
| SCRAPEGOOD | • scrape-good n. (Archaic) A stingy person; a miser. • SCRAPEGOOD n. (archaic) a miser, a skinflint. |
| VAGOTROPIC | • vagotropic adj. Stimulating the vagus nerve. • VAGOTROPIC adj. of a drug, affecting the activity of the vagus nerve. |
| ZOOGRAPHIC | • zoographic adj. Of or pertaining to zoography. • ZOOGRAPHIC adj. relating to zoography, the painting or description of animals, also ZOOGRAPHICAL. |